Phrase guide

bundle up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To put into a bundle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: literal and figurative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gather up, tie up

2

verb

Meaning 2

To dress in, or put on, warm clothes (especially, multiple layers thereof).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonym: layer up

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: layer up

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

dress warmly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dress, get dressed

4

verb

Meaning 4

make into a bundle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he bundled up his few possessions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bundle, roll up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pack

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: związywać w tobołek — to put into a bundle
  • Polish: związać w tobołek — to put into a bundle
  • French: emmitoufler — to dress in warm clothes
  • French: envelopper — to dress in warm clothes
  • Polish: ubierać ciepło — to dress in warm clothes
  • Polish: ubrać ciepło — to dress in warm clothes
  • Spanish: abrigar — to dress in warm clothes
  • Spanish: arropar — to dress in warm clothes